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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kohei Okamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Fukuda, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image sensor comprising a plurality of imaging pixels, each pixel includes: a microlens for guiding incident light into a corresponding one of the plurality of imaging pixels, a color filter transmitting light of a predetermined wavelength band, a first photoelectric conversion unit for photoelectrically converting the light transmitted through the color filter, and a second photoelectric conversion unit provided below the first photoelectric conversion unit with a predetermined space therebetween. The first photoelectric conversion unit is provided with a first electrode provided to acquire a first signal from a first region of the first photoelectric conversion unit and a second electrode provided to acquire a second signal from a second region different from the first region. A light transmittance of the first photoelectric conversion unit with respect to the predetermined wavelength band is higher than 50%.